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Thoughtful personal reflections from a variety of perspectives about issues relevant to Christian leaders

Jason Byassee: Stitching the universe back together

By Jason Byassee Senior minister, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto

Try telling the Moru of Sudan that institutions don't matter.

Christopher L. Heuertz: Vocations of hope

By Christopher L. Heuertz Founding partner, Gravity: A Center for Contemplative Activism

How do we do more than protest against our adversaries? How do we find a vocation that really found us first?

Michael Emerson: Religious leaders, never underestimate your importance

By Michael O. Emerson Provost, North Park University

Don’t assume non-religious people wish there were no faith in the world.

Scott Benhase: A national narcissism

By Scott Benhase Vicar, St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church

Latino immigrants are only our latest scapegoats.

Lisa Nichols Hickman: It’s not about you. But it is.

By Lisa Nichols Hickman Associate pastor, Myers Park Presbyterian Church

How do we steward an institution's energy – not just its money – for good?

James Howell: "We don't know what to do . . . "

By James Howell Senior pastor, Myers Park UMC

. . . but our eyes are upon You." Leadership literature can deflate. 2 Chronicles' prayer turns this uncertainty toward God.

Jason Byassee: Outrageous ambition in East Africa

By Jason Byassee Senior minister, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto

Kenya Methodist University was blessed with growth it didn’t plan. Now it’s trying to replicate it.

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The flower and the field

Human beings can thrive only in community -- and the success of leaders is measured not in their individual achievements but in the health of the community they lead, writes Jeremy Troxler.

By Jeremy Troxler Pastor, Spruce Pine United Methodist Church

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Carol Howard Merritt: Social media for social justice

By Carol Howard Merritt Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Spring City, Tennessee

One advocacy organization that works on behalf of its homeless friends finds itself too busy not to tweet.